Second College Football Playoff rankings have Northwestern at No. 25

When the first set of College Football Playoff rankings arrived for the 2017 season, Northwestern was nowhere to be found.

In the
second installation of the rankings, revealed Tuesday night, the Wildcats made its first appearance in the top-25, sneaking in at No. 25. With the team’s ranking,
it marks the first time since 2015 that the program has been ranked by the College Football Playoff committee.

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